Orient Cement Ltd

Total operating expenditure for the period under review was Rs 539.42 crore, down 25.3% YoY. Profit before tax in Q4 FY26 stood at Rs 64.03 crore, down by 5.7% from Rs 67.87 crore in Q4 FY25. The company wrote back taxes amounting to Rs 12.92 crore in the fourth quarter as against Rs 6.36 crore of taxes written back in the same period last year. For FY26, the company posted net profit and total income of Rs 342.03 crore (down 274.8% YoY) and Rs 2,793.12 crore (up 3.1% YoY), respectively. Orient Cement was part of the C.K. Birla group. The company was acquired by Ambuja in April 2025. The company's cement plants having aggregate installed capacity of 8.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) are at Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The company now sells cement under the brand names of 'Ambuja' and 'ACC'.

Orient Cement announced that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 28 April 2026, inter alia, have recommended the final dividend of Rs 0.5 per equity Share (i.e. 50%) , subject to the approval of the shareholders.

Orient Cement announced that the 15th Annual General Meeting(AGM) of the company will be held on 26 June 2026.

Net profit of Orient Cement rose 31.76% to Rs 55.43 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 42.07 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. Sales declined 21.57% to Rs 647.23 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 825.19 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. For the full year,net profit rose 270.07% to Rs 337.69 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 91.25 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 3.11% to Rs 2793.12 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 2708.83 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. ParticularsQuarter EndedYear EndedMar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var.Mar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var. Sales647.23825.19 -22 2793.122708.83 3 OPM %16.6612.49 -19.5311.12 - PBDT108.84105.03 4 555.75298.50 86 PBT63.9467.87 -6 324.64145.49 123 NP55.4342.07 32 337.6991.25 270 Powered by Capital Market - Live

Orient Cement will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 28 April 2026.

Net profit of Orient Cement rose 174.16% to Rs 27.80 crore in the quarter ended December 2025 as against Rs 10.14 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2024. Sales declined 1.13% to Rs 636.10 crore in the quarter ended December 2025 as against Rs 643.35 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2024. ParticularsQuarter EndedDec. 2025Dec. 2024% Var. Sales636.10643.35 -1 OPM %14.099.03 - PBDT90.5454.76 65 PBT42.6616.57 157 NP27.8010.14 174 Powered by Capital Market - Live

Orient Cement will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 29 January 2026.Powered by Capital Market - Live

Revenue from operations increased 18.25% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 643.32 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025. Profit before tax stood at Rs 73.68 crore in Q2 FY26, registering a 2261.54% soar compared to Rs 3.12 crore in Q2 FY25. Total expenses rose 6.8% YoY to Rs 581.49 crore in Q2 FY26, led by an 85.26% surge in material costs to Rs 145.80 crore. Employee costs declined 15.38% YoY to Rs 42.97 crore, while finance expenses fell 54.94% during the quarter. Its cement sales value rose 29% to 1.4 MT during the quarter, while the capacity utilization was at 65%. During Q1 FY26, the company opted for the reduced tax rate regime under Section 115BAA, leading to a deferred tax liability reversal of Rs 81.18 crore and an additional reversal of excess tax provision worth Rs 16.75 crore for FY25. Adani Group now holds a 72.66% stake in Orient Cement following the open offer, making the company a subsidiary of Ambuja Cements effective 18 June 2025. The company said 97% of Q2 sales were under Ambuja/ACC brands, reaching 100% by quarter-end, marking one of its fastest brand integrations. OCL expects 75'80% capacity utilization for the rest of FY26. Orient Cement is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement, and its manufacturing facilities at present are located at Devapur in Telangana, Chittapur in Karnataka, and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.Powered by Capital Market - Live

Net profit of Orient Cement rose 2015.95% to Rs 49.09 crore in the quarter ended September 2025 as against Rs 2.32 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2024. Sales rose 18.25% to Rs 643.32 crore in the quarter ended September 2025 as against Rs 544.03 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2024. ParticularsQuarter EndedSep. 2025Sep. 2024% Var. Sales643.32544.03 18 OPM %25.718.12 - PBDT174.7042.21 314 PBT73.683.12 2262 NP49.092.32 2016 Powered by Capital Market - Live

Orient Cement will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 1 November 2025.Powered by Capital Market - Live